asylum
美[ə'saɪləm] 英[ə'saɪləm]
n. 收容所；避难所；（政治）庇护；精神病院
双解释义
n.(名词)- [U](政治)庇护,避难 protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons
- [C]精神病院 hospital where people who were mentally ill could be cared for, often for a long time
英英释义
Noun- a shelter from danger or hardship
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
组词搭配
动词+～- seek asylum寻求政治避难
- deny sb's asylum拒绝给某人庇护
- apply for asylum申请政治避难
- ask for political asylum请求政治避难
形容词+～- blind and dumb asylum盲哑院
- political asylum政治避难
- proprietary asylum私立救济院
名词+～- founding asylum育婴堂
- orphan asylum孤儿院
～+介词- asylum for lepers麻风院
- asylum for the aged养老院
- asylum of political refugees政治难民的避难处
例句
用作名词(n.)- Here is an asylum for the care of mentally ill or destitute people.这儿是一家照顾精神病患者和赤贫人员的收容所。
- We'll start an asylum for old-time people.我们要给老一代人准备一个避难所。
- The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
- He was soon committed to an insane asylum.不久他就给送进了疯人院。
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